So You Want To Change The World?

Forget Everything You Know and Do This

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Ok, let’s agree on one thing first. The world is pretty fucked up right now.

Sure, there are lots of really cool things. We’ve got the internet, which is pretty rad.

I’ve got a phone that I can unfold and turn into a tablet. Damn!

And yet, it sure feels like everything is burning down around me. I have absolutely no faith in the US government to hold things together. All I see is more and more fighting between the two sides while things tend to get worse for the people at the bottom. You know, most people. So, it kinda feels like we’re sitting on a powder keg, ready for things to blow at any time.

So what’s a guy to do?

I’ve been studying change for a long time now. I wanted to understand what brings lasting change to the world. I’m building a startup, so change is something that I need if I ever want to be successful. I need to understand why people adopt products, why they change their habits, and what ways I can improve my users’ lives. That’s how lasting change can start with a company. You improve the lives of your users, and you can build a company that ends up making a difference.

So why doesn’t politics follow that pattern? Sure seems like it should. And yet, it…